 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 532 pages
...himself cultivate or occupy. Payment of rent was hardly known on the Borders, till after the Union.* All that the landlord could gain, from those residing...land retained in his natural possession, some petty quit rents, of a nature resembling the feudal casualties, and perhaps a share in the spoil which they... | |
 | Walter Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1821 - 534 pages
...himself cultivate or occupy. Payment of rent was hardly known on the Borders, till after the Union.* All that the landlord could gain, from those residing...land retained in his natural possession, some petty quit rents, of a nature resembling the feudal casualties, and perhaps a share in the spoil which they... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 718 pages
...himself cultivate or occupy. Payment of rent was hardly known on the Borders, till after the Union.* All that the landlord could gain, from those residing...land retained in his natural possession, some petty quit rents, of a nature resembling the feudal casualties, and perhaps a share in the spoil which they... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 1104 pages
...disavowed, only to avoyde charge o| common defence. " those residing upon Ms estate, was thetr persona service in battle, their assistance in labouring the...land retained in his natural possession, some petty quit rents of a nature resembling the feudal casualties, and perhaps a share in the spoil which the1... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - 562 pages
...cultivate or occupy. Payment of rent was hardly known on the Borders, till after the Union of 1603.* All that the landlord could gain, from those residing...land retained In his natural possession, some petty quit rents of a nature resembling the feudal casualties, and perhaps a share in the spoil which they... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1842 - 746 pages
...avoyuv chaw of :omrnondffence." those residing upon his estate, was their personal service in bottle, their assistance in labouring the land retained in his natural possession, some petty quit rents of a nature resembling the feudal casualties, and pel haps a share in the spoil which they... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 922 pages
...rest of his territories were distributed among his friends and principal followers, who repaid him by their personal service in battle, their assistance in labouring the land retained in his own possession, the payment of the various feudal casualties, and probably by a share of their plunder.... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...cultivate or occupy.t Payment of rent was hardly known on the Borders till after the Union of 1003. All that the landlord could gain from those residing...land retained in his natural possession, some petty quit rents of a nature resembling the feudal casualties, and perhaps a share in the spoil which they... | |
 | John Mackay Wilson - Borders Region (Scotland) - 1848 - 648 pages
...of the past ; and, beneath the shadow of their branches, the silent spirit of other years seems to sleep. The ancient cottage, also, hath its traditions,...their personal service in battle, their assistance in laboring the land retained in his natural possession, some petty quit -rents of a nature resembling... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Anthologies - 1869 - 530 pages
...rest of his territories were distributed among his friends and principal followers, who repaid him by their personal service in battle, their assistance in labouring the land retained in his own possession, the payment of the various feudal casualties, and probably by a share of their plunder.... | |
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All that the landlord could gain from those residing upon his estate was their personal service in battle, their assistance in labouring the land retained in his natural possession, some petty quit rents of a nature resembling the feudal casualties, and... 
